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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… needed. Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metro-North Railroad: Forensic Audit of Payments to On-Board Service … In a follow-up report, auditors determined Metro-North Railroad officials made some progress in correcting the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits on Pace to Beat 2017
… Securities industry pretax profits totaled $13.7 billion in the first half of 2018, 11 percent higher than last year, … has profited every year since the end of the recession in 2009, and compensation last year reached its highest point … crisis. The momentum from last year's dramatic rise in profits has carried into 2018 and the industry is on track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-pace-beat-2017DiNapoli Urges Department of Labor to Improve Investigations of Hours Worked by Nurses
… The state Department of Labor (DOL) does not investigate overtime complaints by nurses in a … Jan. 1, 2015 to June 30, 2017, auditors examined whether DOL was adequately enforcing the law that imposes … employers violated the law, they can file a complaint with DOL. Between Jan. 1, 2015 and May 23, 2017, DOL closed 186 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-urges-department-labor-improve-investigations-hours-worked-nursesHamburg Recreation Worker Sentenced to Jail and Probation for Stealing $156K
… attendant was sentenced today to three months of weekends in jail and five years of probation for her theft of … DiNapoli said. “Now, thanks to the hard work of my office in partnership with District Attorney John Flynn, Ms. … embezzled money intended to support programs for children in her community. My office will continue to prosecute those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/hamburg-recreation-worker-sentenced-jail-and-probation-stealing-156kDiNapoli: Former Savona Mayor Charged With Defrauding the Village
… charges of five counts of offering a false instrument for filing and five counts of misdemeanor falsifying business … District Attorney Brooks Baker and Sheriff James Allard for bringing Mr. Harrian to justice and for our continued partnership to fight public corruption." …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-former-savona-mayor-charged-defrauding-villageDiNapoli and Rice Halt Pension Scam
… to the state Department of Taxation and Finance's wage reporting system to identify state retirement system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-and-rice-halt-pension-scamNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Kindlon: Siblings Indicted for Stealing State Rent-Relief Funds
… Based on these submissions, Mahtani was issued an ERAP payment for $90,000. The pair proceeded to conceal the source …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-district-attorney-kindlon-siblings-indicted-stealing-stateOpinion 90-21
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit (procedure in town) LOCAL LAWS -- Transfer of Function (town clerk's function in connection with preparation and custody of claims) TOWN … by the secretary to the supervisor and may be retained in the supervisors office after audit and payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21Opinion 88-38
… are not exempt from court filing fees unless some statute expressly so provides (See 1983 Opns St Comp 83-20, p … dollars, payable in advance." Clearly, nothing in this statute exempts municipalities from the fees it imposes. Therefore, unless some other statute provides for an exemption from this fee, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-38Opinion 95-23
… audit a claim as required by section 119 of the Town Law (34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 168; 1971 Opns St Comp No. 71-659, … This Office has expressed the opinion that, as a general rule, the town officer making the statement required by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-23Opinion 94-5
… commissions, departments and agencies of the town, it does not, in our view, provide authority for the publication …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-5New York State Comptroller DiNapoli: Pension Fund Puts Anti-Israel Movement on Notice
… (Fund) to review its portfolio for any companies involved in the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) … from any risk posed by companies that are engaged in BDS activities, including restricting or exiting … new opportunities there. We’re putting companies engaged in BDS activities on notice that there will be consequences …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-pension-fund-puts-anti-israel-movement-notice2022 Women’s History Month Celebration
… In honor of Women’s History Month, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli pays … Leader Stewart-Cousins embodies this year’s Women’s History Month theme, “Women Providing Healing, Promoting … to men than in most other states. “March is Women’s History Month and there is no better time to highlight this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/2022-womens-history-monthXI.11.C Banking Services Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Section 4.B - Establishment and Closing of Bank Accounts for information on controls and special procedures for the establishment and closing of agency bank accounts. … purpose of this section is to: (i) define when a contract for banking services is necessary; (ii) set forth the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11c-banking-services-contractsXI-A.4 Procurement Card Use – XI-A. Purchasing
… for online agencies when a purchase order (PO) is used in conjunction with a PCard. This policy is effective April … the year-to-date and life-to-date amounts on the contract. In addition, for all single purchases of $10,000 or more, agencies must use a PO in conjunction with the purchase, consistent with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a4-procurement-card-useXI-A.1.A Separation of Duties – XI-A. Purchasing
… and subunits. This separation helps to reduce the risk of error, waste, or wrongful acts pertaining to various …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a1a-separation-dutiesXII.9.D Refunds Owed to the State – XII. Expenditures
… Obtain a check from the vendor Obtain a check from a third party vendor Business Units should note that in the event … a check from the vendor, or obtain a check from a third party vendor. Business Units should review each process to … and Submittal of this Chapter. REFUNDS USING A THIRD PARTY VENDOR’S CHECK When a third party returns a check to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9d-refunds-owed-stateDiNapoli: Erie Community College Audit Reveals Lax Oversight by Board
… at Erie Community College (ECC) gave more than $100,000 in raises and bonuses to senior officials without proper … P. DiNapoli. “Our auditors found a lax control environment in which significant decisions were made out of the view of … oversight role and address the deficiencies outlined in this audit.” DiNapoli’s auditors discovered during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-erie-community-college-audit-reveals-lax-oversight-boardImproper Fee-for-Service Pharmacy Payments for Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance (Follow-Up)
… our initial audit report, Medicaid Program – Improper Fee-for-Service Pharmacy Payments for Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance (Report … administers New York’s Medicaid program. Under the fee-for-service (FFS) payment method, DOH makes Medicaid payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/improper-fee-service-pharmacy-payments-recipients-third-party-health-insurance-followReducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients Who Are Eligible for Medicare (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Medicaid Program – Reducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients Who Are Eligible for Medicare (Report 2021-S-16 ). About the Program DOH … audit report Medicaid Program Reducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients Who Are Eligible for Medicare Report 2021S16 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/13/reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-who-are-eligible-medicare-follow